William Zervakos McFarland (born December 11, 1991) is an American businessman some of whose enterprises have been characterized by fraud. He has served time in prison for financial crimes related to Fyre Festival, having defrauded investors of $27.4 million. [1] . Vanity Fair describes him as "the poster boy for millennial scamming". [2]

Feb 26, 2025 · Billy McFarland speaks during an appearance on Jesse Watters Primetime in August 2023. As part of his release agreement, McFarland was placed under supervision for three years and ordered to check ...

3 days ago · Fyre Festival 2 is still on, Billy McFarland says. How he plans to lock down lodging and musical artists. After a disastrous first run that led to a prison sentence, McFarland is attempting to ...

Aug 24, 2023 · The spectacular failure of the Fyre Festival in 2017 revealed widespread fraud by creator Billy McFarland, who ended up in a federal prison for four years after bilking investors and ticket...

Mar 13, 2024 · Convicted fraudster Billy McFarland has revealed that he is drowning in more than $30 million of debt — but still thinks a second attempt at his disastrous Fyre Festival is the only thing...

Mar 2, 2021 · From high-profile identity frauds and misleading romances to college admission scandals and the Fyre Festival, it covers every possible financial and emotional scam. And with its episode, ‘The Fyre Festival Con,’ we get an inside look into …

Mar 30, 2022 · Fyre Festival co-founder Billy McFarland’s nights used to be filled with clubbing, cocktail parties and art shows. But in an abrupt switch from his former social life, the once high-flying music promoter is currently serving six years in prison , during which he has logged time in solitary confinement , worked in a sewage treatment plant and ...

Feb 27, 2025 · Billy McFarland founded the infamous Fyre Festival, which stranded attendees in the Bahamas in 2017. In 2018, he pleaded guilty to fraud charges, one of which was connected to the festival.

3 days ago · Billy McFarland now says the festival will be held in Playa Del Carmen two months from now. NEW YORK (WPVI) -- The man behind the disastrous 2017 Fyre Festival is back with another attempt at ...

Feb 25, 2025 · Billy McFarland, the festival’s organizer, wound up going to prison for nearly four years after he entered a guilty plea to charges that included wire fraud. But Mr. McFarland, 33, a self ...